Byron Dickens

https://slate.com/technology/2015/09/anti-virus-company-avg-is-honest-in-a-new-privacy-policy-about-how-it-collects-data.html Run away. Run very far away.

Since Sweetwater is still a thriving business, it will probably take a while, but once some f***ing bean counter gets his first cost-cutting idea....

Since this happened while Sweetwater is still a thriving business, I think it will take a while before it gets ruined.

I don't want to argue with you, but you have no understanding of what capitalism is. At it's most basic, it is nothing more than an economic system where the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit. That profit can then be used in all kinds of ways, good or bad but neither is inherent in the system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism

No, that's not the problem of capitalism. That's the problem of capital investment firms. Sweetwater itself is (was) a perfect example of everything that is right with capitalism.

YouTube's "appeal" process is an absolute joke. It's like being on trial in Soviet Russia.

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I've been there & seen it happen.

Yep. And even if they don't pillage and loot all the value and then burn the what's left, they'll still ruin the company for everyone working there.

What I did was I found the chick I would run around on my wife with and went ahead and married her instead, skipping all the BS to begin with.

Yes

I think I guessed right. It's been up for about 8 hours now. The change just after the 3:50 mark. Wait till you see the next version.

I don't know but if I was working there, I'd be dusting off my resume....

Typical. The TAB is completely wrong.. not only is it played with barre chords it's in a different key!

See, that's one of the biggest problems I have with all this zero tolerance candy ***** PC snowflake nonsense. It stamps out rational discourse. How can you even talk about how evil this person was or is or his ideology if you can't even mention the name? Justice Brandeis wrote: "publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman..." You can't combat something if you sweep it under the rug - if you pretend it doesn't exist. This, THIS, is why I am opposed to "hate speech" policies, forced "diversity" and other such SJW nonsense. If you want to get rid of it, put it out in the open! Shine a spotlight on it. Let everyone see it for what it is.

It's an abbreviation that means that you should try to avail yourself of some of the voluminous documentation on the matter that's provided for you. What do you mean "siding with the other guy?" The Lord helps those who help themselves. And so do I. You're not really behaving like somebody who wants help.. You refuse to answer any of the questions that are asked of you and then you seemingly abandon the thread because you're gone for a month.

Despite the fact that it is all either public domain or Creative Commons....

No, not really. I am aware of that. Also galling is that they give no indication of just what part of the video is allegedly "hate speech" and refuse to answer when specifically asked. I am left to guess. So if I guess wrong, change the video and put it back up, that's another strike and I get grounded for a week. Guess wrong too many times and I loose my channel. It's insidious and abusive. Incidentally, nearly everything in that video is either sourced from, or can be found right there on YouTube.

RTFM

It is a matter of zooming. Compare the screenshots. Look at the timeline. You are zoomed all the way in.

I did. If I was a multi billionaire I would sue the [expletive deleted] out of them just on principle.

So I appealed. Their "appeal"process is an absolute joke! You have 800 characters to try to lay out your case. And then it's bam appeal denied and no further recourse. In my case, they didn't even pretend to review it. They could have at least waited till the next day instead of less than an hour later on Thursday night "This is an instrumental piece of music. There's no speech in it. There's no lyrics, there's no vocals, there's no narration, there's no text on the screen. Outside of the title and credits there is not a single word in the whole video! So pray tell, exactly what part of this video violates your policy against hate speech and how? You can't because it doesn't. Anyone with three functioning brain cells will find it quite obvious that this video doesn't "glorify" or "incite" a damn thing. The title is "Doomsday Prophecy ". it uses historical, archival footage to illustrate cataclysmic events of the type that those of an eschatological bent see as signs of the end of the world. You know, floods, earthquakes, war, false prophets, the Antichrist, things of that nature." Less than an hour later, I get an email: "Hi byrondickens, We have reviewed your appeal for the following content: Video: Doomsday Prophecy We reviewed your content carefully, and have confirmed that it violates our hate speech policy. We know this is probably disappointing news, but it's our job to make sure that YouTube is a safe place for all." My response was somewhat impious: "Really? You reviewed my video and came to a decision in less than an hour? [Bovine Excrement]! You are a pack of liars. You didn't review a ***** thing. Exactly what part of my video glorifies or incites "violence against another person or group of people" or "encourages hatred of another person or group of people based on their membership in a protected group?" You won't tell me, because you can't." Now, I'm pretty sure I know what part of the video caused such consternation. Near the end, interspersed with Jim Jones, David Koresh, some hurricane storm surge, riots and burning buildings is probably about two seconds of a certain little Austrian corporal turned political figure of the 1930s/ 1940s giving one of his little talks. One of the signs of the end of the world is supposed to be the coming of the Antichrist. At the time, a lot of people thought that this little Austrian dictator was indeed said Antichrist. Ergo his appearance in the video. Incidentally, I sourced this little two second clip from a movie called Why we Fight - which is available on - wait for it - YouTube. While it wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out that his speech was full of hate speech, it's not my hate speech nor am I endorsing it. Far from it! As a matter of fact, my maternal grandmother's maiden name was Grenemeyer. Where do you think that comes from? I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count. Her family initially came to the United States somewhere in the early part of the 20th century. So yeah, that little cretin and his ilk could very well have been responsible for the deaths of some of my distant relatives. No wonder I'm a little miffed at their suggestion that I might be endorsing that type of hate speech. What is so insidious about all this is it's basically a joke. They won't tell you whether it was one of their bots that caught you or some little candy ***** Social Justice Warrior wet his panties. They won't tell you which part of your video violated their guidelines allegedly. Nor will they tell you how it did so. Even in response to that direct question. It's like - well it's like Germany in the 1930s and 40s, or Soviet Russia - all somebody has to do is level an accusation against you and it's off to the camp. The charges are so vague and nebulous that you can't really mount a defense. .

I just put thvideo on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/596954839